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Jaguars, Colts back to work

Week 3 gets started today for the Jaguars, who travel to Indianapolis on Sunday trying to avoid an 0-3 start (and 0-2 in the AFC South).

Some notes to get things underway.

JAGUARS

*The Jaguars are trying to start 1-2 four straight years.

*Maurice Jones-Drew has averaged 101.0 yards rushing with nine touchdowns in his career against the Colts. He has 13 total touchdowns vs. Indianapolis.

*Last year, Jaguars DE Jeremy Mincey posted 17 tackles, five sacks and three forced fumbles in two games vs. Indianapolis.

*The Jaguars swept the Colts last year for the first time in franchise history.

*Punter Bryan Anger is second in net average (52.6) and sixth in net average (43.6).

*Linebacker Russell Allen’s 22 tackles last week (according to the coaching staff’s tape review) was tied for the most in a single game in Jaguars history. Hardy Nickerson made 23 stops in Nov. 2001 against Baltimore and T.J. Slaughter 22 tackles last year against Houston.

*QB Blaine Gabbert had an 82.3 rating in two games last year vs. Indianapolis.

COLTS

*Coach Chuck Pagano is in his 28th year of coaching college and pro football and this is his first head-coaching position.

*The Colts have had to lean on quarterback Andrew Luck – their run game ranks 29th in the NFL.

*WR Reggie Wayne has 117 catches for 1,672 yards and six touchdowns in 20 games vs. the Jaguars. Wayne (11,914 career receiving yards) passed Hall of Famer Michael Irvin last week for No. 20 on all-time list.

*Robert Mathis has 8.5 sacks and five forced fumbles in 18 games against the Jaguars.

*Per their release, the Colts have 24 new players from the teams’ second meeting last year, including 12 of 22 starters.